Duke Energy CEO explains new climate, environmental justice moves
Duke Energy Corp. President, CEO and board Chair Lynn Good sat down for an exclusive interview just hours after the electric utility company held its first ESG investor day on Oct. 9. Lynn talked to E...
15 Okt 202030min
The 'name and shame' game: How 2 state laws tackle corporate racial diversity
Illinois and California have passed new corporate racial diversity laws to prod publicly traded companies to embrace racial diversity on their boards. In this episode of ESG Insider, an S&P Global pod...
8 Okt 202031min
Walmart sustainability head talks climate change, supply chain strategy
The coronavirus has slammed the retail sector and caused many companies to go out of business. But the pandemic has been a catalyst for growth at Walmart Inc., one of the world's largest retailers. Th...
23 Sep 202025min
Why one big asset manager dropped companies over lobbying
Companies that lobby against climate-friendly laws and policies are putting the overall goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change at risk and have a "weak recognition of the challenges ahead," Ja...
21 Sep 202023min
The ESG implications of a proposed US Labor Department rule
The U.S. Department of Labor received thousands of comments on a newly proposed rule that says sustainable investments still need to put financial performance first to have a place in corporate retire...
26 Aug 202022min
European banks sharpen ESG focus as COVID-19 highlights risk
ESG Insider interviewed sustainability leaders at some of Europe's largest financial institutions: BBVA in Spain, BNP Paribas in France and Barclays in the U.K. This is the third in a three-part minis...
31 Jul 202017min
Head of major US gas utility outlines path to net-zero emissions
"This isn't just a pie-in-the-sky commitment or announcement. This is something that we spent a lot of time researching and analyzing and studying," DTE Gas Co. President and COO Matt Paul said of the...
27 Jul 202023min
COVID-19 shows many ESG agendas have 'forgotten about the people'
"Sustainability was always around people, planet and profit. I just think for the longest time we've forgotten about the people," said Mikkel Larsen, chief sustainability officer at Singapore-based " ...
20 Jul 202025min
